Sydney v Wellington Phoenix result

Full-time · Sydney 0–2 Wellington Phoenix

A-League · Sun, 18 Jan 2026 06:00 GMT · Sydney Football Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sydney · Wellington Phoenix · Head-to-head

Sydney 0–2 Wellington Phoenix — Wellington Phoenix won this A-League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Wellington Phoenix won 2–0 at Sydney Football Stadium in the A-League on Sunday 18 January.

Wellington Phoenix have scored in eight consecutive matches.

The goals

Wellington Phoenix led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Wellington Phoenix: Carlo Armiento (29’) and Isaac Hughes (63’, assisted by A. Rufer). R. Youlley (43’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sydney 0.92, Wellington Phoenix 1.20, from 12 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Kelly showed four yellow cards and one red — against 5.2 yellows a game across the last 6 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sydney: T. Quintal (27’), Akol Akon (60’) and A. Popovic (86’); Wellington Phoenix: A. Rufer (45+1’).

What it changes

Sydney stay second after this result (12 league matches played).

Wellington Phoenix move up from 10th to eighth (13 league matches played). Wellington Phoenix are unbeaten in their last three matches.

Wellington Phoenix’s two-goal margin was the biggest of round 13, across six matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Isaac Hughes (Wellington Phoenix) 7.4, B. Garuccio (Sydney) 5.6 and Carlo Armiento (Wellington Phoenix) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Sydney next host Adelaide United on 25 October 2026.

Wellington Phoenix next host Melbourne Victory on 18 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sydney: Sydney v Adelaide United, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Wellington Phoenix: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sydney 0–2 Wellington Phoenix · A-League
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium · Sydney
Referee: S. Kelly
Head-to-head (last 6): Sydney 1 · draws 2 · Wellington Phoenix 3 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sydney 3W 1D 1L · Wellington Phoenix 2W 1D 2L

Sydney 0–2 Wellington Phoenix (A-League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.63

Goals

against 0.5 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 4.25

Corners

against 6.13 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 4.75 / 6 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.63

Cards

against 2.13 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

5.17 yellows

Referee · S. Kelly

2.5 home / 2.67 away

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sydney for / against	Line	Wellington Phoenix for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.75 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 16.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.13 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.25 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 12.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Kelly — 5.17 yellow cards a game, 0.67 red cards, 19.5 fouls over 6 matches (2.5 to the home side, 2.67 to the away side).

Home 2.5Away 2.67

Sydney

Sydney — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Wood n 8	23.9	4.2 5/3	1.9 3/1	—
Akol Akon n 3	26.7	2.3 2/0	1.1 1/0	—
R. Youlley n 8	79.3	2.1 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler n 8	76.6	1.6 7/3	1.2 3/3	—
C. Hollman n 4	28.8	1.6 2/0	1.6 2/0	—

Sydney — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Wood n 8	23.9	3.8 5/1	1.9 3/1
Akol Akon n 3	26.7	3.4 2/1	2.3 2/0
J. Lolley n 8	77.9	3 8/7	1.3 7/2
T. Quintal n 8	35.8	2.5 6/2	1.3 4/0
A. Toure n 8	62.3	1.8 7/3	0.7 4/0

Sydney — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Wood n 8	23.9	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
J. Lolley n 8	77.9	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
Víctor Campuzano n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
P. Quispe n 8	76.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Walatee n 8	41.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Sydney — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Kamijo n 5	17.4	10.3 2/2
C. Hollman n 4	28.8	4.7 4/2
T. Quintal n 8	35.8	2.8 4/1
R. Youlley n 8	79.3	2.7 8/6
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler n 8	76.6	2.5 8/6

Wellington Phoenix

Wellington Phoenix — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	85.3	2.8 7/7	1.5 7/4	—
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	28.5	2.4 4/1	1.2 3/0	—
Dan Edwards n 3	51.3	1.8 1/1	0.6 1/0	—
Fin Conchie n 8	37.1	1.5 4/1	0.6 2/0	—

Wellington Phoenix — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0	0 0/0
Ifeanyi Eze n 8	85.3	2 5/5	0.9 3/1
Paulo Retre n 8	34.1	2 4/2	0.3 1/0
Corban Piper n 8	66.5	1.9 6/4	1.4 6/2
Ramy Najjarine n 8	78.5	1.4 4/3	0.6 3/1

Wellington Phoenix — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Tim Payne n 8	69.1	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
Corban Piper n 8	66.5	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Kazuki Nagasawa n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Ramy Najjarine n 8	78.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Luke Brooke-Smith n 8	28.5	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Wellington Phoenix — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Sloane-Rodrigues n 3	7.3	4.1 1/0
Paulo Retre n 8	34.1	3.3 4/3
Lukas Kelly-Heald n 8	78.8	3.1 8/7
Matthew Sheridan n 8	89.9	2.8 7/5
Fin Conchie n 8	37.1	2.7 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sydney		Wellington Phoenix
67%	Possession	33%
0.92	Expected goals (xG)	1.20
12	Shots	12
4	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	3
9	Shots inside the box	7
7	Corners	4
3	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	5
3	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
661	Passes	313
89%	Pass accuracy	77%

Sydney player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Harrison Devenish-Meares	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Grant	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
B. Garuccio	90	1	1	3	3	0	7
P. Quispe	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
Víctor Campuzano	90	2	1	1	1	0	6.3
A. Grant	79	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler	79	0	0	0	2	0	7
P. Wood	55	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
M. Tisserand	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Quintal	45	2	1	0	0	Y	6.3
R. Youlley	43	0	0	0	0	R	5.7
A. Popovic sub	45	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
C. Hollman sub	45	2	1	0	2	0	6.3
Akol Akon sub	35	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
J. Courtney-Perkins sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Marin France sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	6.6

Wellington Phoenix player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. McCarron	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
M. James	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	8
Isaac Hughes	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	8.3
Matthew Sheridan	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.9
A. Rufer	90	0	1	1	0	2	1	Y	7.5
Kazuki Nagasawa	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7
Tim Payne	76	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Carlo Armiento	76	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	8
Corban Piper	76	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	6.6
Ramy Najjarine	66	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Ifeanyi Eze	59	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.2
Paulo Retre sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Fin Conchie sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Bill Tuiloma sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Mileusnic sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
Lukas Kelly-Heald sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sydney v Wellington Phoenix — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SydneyWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Wellington PhoenixLWLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sydney 1 · 2 draws · Wellington Phoenix 3 · 1.83 goals/game

2025-03-16 Sydney 1–1 Wellington Phoenix
2025-01-15 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Sydney
2024-03-16 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney
2023-12-29 Sydney 3–1 Wellington Phoenix
2023-03-12 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Sydney
2023-01-07 Sydney 0–1 Wellington Phoenix

League standing · 2025/26

Sydney#5 pos39 pts26 pl+8 GD

Wellington Phoenix#8 pos33 pts26 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Sydney scored1.27

Wellington Phoenix scored1.38

Sydney conceded0.96

Wellington Phoenix conceded1.85

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What is the head-to-head record between Sydney and Wellington Phoenix?: In their last 6 meetings, Sydney won 1, Wellington Phoenix won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sydney and Wellington Phoenix?: Recent form — Sydney 3W 1D 1L; Wellington Phoenix 2W 1D 2L.

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